This weekly article gets to the heart of your fantasy decision making. The patterns and shortcuts our brains prefer to make don’t always result in our making the best choices. Starting players based on their preseason draft order may very well make no sense by Week 4. Refusing to sit a guy who isn’t getting the touches you think he deserves or continuously hoping someone repeats a fantastic preseason or Week 1 performance could mean your brain is getting the best of you and your fantasy team. The goal here is to get a bird’s eye overview of the field, highlight some of the potential bias situations, and use some Game Theory to get creative and beat your opponents.

WEEK 13 INTRO

For many, this is the deciding week of the season. Make it into the playoffs or the season is over. I’ll be moving on in five of my six leagues this season, including the two Athletic staff leagues we ran this season. That sixth one is a dynasty IDP 53-man roster, 12-team league where I...